People in Tennessee make mistakes from time to time. Some mistakes are innocent and can be rectified quickly, but others can have long-lasting effects that could affect the person for a long time. This is usually what is at stake when one is accused of breaking the law. Those who are convicted of breaking the

There is nothing wrong with having a drink from time-to-time. However, people can make poor choices after they have had too many drinks. Sometimes these mistakes can be social in nature, such as embarrassing oneself at a company party or saying things to a friend that one may regret later. These types of mistakes may

From a young age, most people are taught to keep their hands to themselves and not to touch others who do not want to be touched. However, sometimes emotions boil over and kids end up in fights. When the children involved in these incidences are young, parents or a school will usually handle discipline, but

Most drug users in Tennessee are not dealing drugs or trying to distribute the drugs to others. They simply want to have enough of the drug for their own personal use. People in this situation may also give some to friends or family from time to time for their limited use, but nothing beyond that.

Many people drink alcohol from time to time in Tennessee. There are many different events where alcohol is served, or people may simply consume it as a way to wind down after a long day. In moderation, alcohol does not cause many problems, but when people consume too much, they can find themselves in bad

Expungement, meaning the process of removing arrests, charges or convictions from a person’s criminal record, has recently become a hot topic of conversation here in Tennessee owing to the enactment of a new law lowering the felony expunction fee by $170. Given this reality and the fact that it likely left people with questions about

A few weeks ago, legal observers — and much of the nation — were closely following a criminal trial in Massachusetts involving a 20-year-old woman charged with involuntary manslaughter for sending her boyfriend text messages encouraging him to take his own life, which he sadly did. Specifically, prosecutors alleged that the then 17-year-old woman sent

The unfortunate reality for many men and women released from prison is that despite paying their debt to society and their commitment to getting their lives back on track, the road ahead does not always prove to be particularly easy or even particularly fair. This is perhaps no more apparent than when they seek to

If you were to ask the average middle school or high school student to show you what was in their pockets, chances are very good that in addition to such staples as gum, tissues and lip balm, the majority would also pull out a smartphone. While the reality that most minors now own smartphones isn’t